AL developmentOct 8, 2026 · 5 min
AL Partial Records: Review the Fields Before You Fetch
Review AL partial-record loading by tracing field dependencies, helper boundaries, intentional later loads, and equivalent sandbox results before release.
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Production patterns for AL extensions: events, APIs, page design, tests and release pipelines.
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AL developmentOct 6, 2026 · 5 min
Business Central API Webhooks: Renewal and Recovery Checklist
A registered webhook is only part of integration readiness. Review subscription renewal, callback acceptance, processing evidence, and a reconciliation path.
AL developmentSep 30, 2026 · 4 min
Business Central ChangeCompany: The Trigger Context Trap
ChangeCompany redirects a record to another company, but its triggers still run in the current company. Learn how to review cross-company AL logic safely.
AL developmentAug 22, 2026 · 4 min
AL Access Modifiers and Dependencies: Design a Stable Extension API
Use AL access modifiers, interfaces, dependency minimum versions, and compatibility rules to keep Business Central extension contracts stable.
AL developmentAug 11, 2026 · 3 min
CI/CD for Business Central AL Extensions: A Release Pipeline That Protects Customers
Build a traceable AL release pipeline with reproducible artifacts, analyzers, automated tests, sandbox deployment, approvals, and rollback evidence.
AL developmentJul 27, 2026 · 3 min
AL Telemetry with Azure Application Insights: An Operations-First Guide
Instrument Business Central AL extensions with Application Insights, useful dimensions, privacy controls, KQL investigations, and actionable alerts.
AL developmentJul 24, 2026 · 3 min
Business Central AL Page Design: Patterns That Age Well
Design Business Central AL pages around user tasks, supported page types, predictable actions, efficient data access, accessibility, and testability.
AL developmentJul 20, 2026 · 4 min
AL Test Automation: Handlers, Isolation, and Upgrade-Safe Tests
Write repeatable Business Central AL tests with test codeunits, UI handlers, deterministic setup, positive and negative cases, and CI gates.
AL developmentJul 16, 2026 · 3 min
Per-Tenant Extensions vs Marketplace Apps in Business Central
Choose between a Business Central per-tenant extension and a Microsoft Marketplace app by comparing scope, ownership, lifecycle, and support.
AL developmentJul 15, 2026 · 4 min
Custom API Endpoints in Business Central AL: Patterns That Survive Updates
Design versioned Business Central API pages with stable keys, OAuth, idempotent consumers, telemetry, and an upgrade-safe contract.
AL developmentJul 14, 2026 · 4 min
Event Subscriber Patterns in AL: Extend Business Central Without Fragile Coupling
Use AL event subscribers with explicit intent, small transaction-safe handlers, tests, telemetry, and cautious IsHandled patterns.